City
Epaper

Global food crisis looms due to Ukraine war: Tharoor

By IANS | Published: March 20, 2022 12:24 PM

New Delhi, March 20 Amid Russia-Ukraine war, a wheat crisis looms in the world, said Shashi Tharoor, Congress ...

Open in App

New Delhi, March 20 Amid Russia-Ukraine war, a wheat crisis looms in the world, said Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former UN official, citing FAO report that around 30 per cent crops won't be sown.

In a tweet he said, "Ukraine & Russia account for nearly 30 per cent of the world's wheat, 17 per cent of corn and over half of sunflower seed oil exports. These have been drastically reduced by war. Worse, @FAO estimates that 20-30 per cent of this year's crop won't be planted because of war. A global food crisis looms."

"The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high," he said.

WFP's Emergency Coordinator for Ukraine Jakob Kern, has said that the world's largest and fourth-largest exporters of wheat, Russia and Ukraine respectively together are responsible for 29 per cent of the global wheat trade. Therefore, the two countries are critical to ensuring the food security of many countries around the world.

Global food and fuel prices have increased sharply since the start of the conflict, Kern said. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index, they reached an all-time high in February 2022.

The price of wheat increased by 24 per cent from February 21 to March 15, Kern said.

"These hikes will affect local food prices and, through these, access to food, especially for millions of people who are already struggling to put food on the table," he added.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: congressunNew DelhiUkraineThe new delhi municipal councilDelhi south-westUn india
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalEscalation in Ukraine: Russia Launches Major Air Attacks

MaharashtraMaharashtra Assembly Election 2024: Political Allies Likely to Go Solo for Upcoming Polls

NationalNEET UG Result 2024 Row: No paper leak, stop playing politics, says Dharmendra Pradhan to Congress

InternationalNATO Ministers Approve Ukraine Training and Support Mission

InternationalRussia-Ukraine Conflict: Brutal Aerial Attack on Ukraine As Missiles, Drones Rain Down

Politics Realted Stories

PoliticsWest Bengal Assembly By-Elections 2024: TMC Releases List of Candidates for July 10 By-Polls

MaharashtraMaharashtra Assembly Election 2024: Taking Control of State Is My Endeavour; NCP (SP) Must Win Assembly Polls for That, Says Sharad Pawar

PoliticsCID Summons Former CM BS Yediyurappa To Appear for Questioning in Pocso Case

Politics'Will Prime Minister Visit Manipur Now?' Uddhav Thackeray Questions After RSS Chief's Statement

NationalOdisha: BJP Government Oath-Taking Ceremony Rescheduled to June 12 Due to PM Modi's Busy Schedule